CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM

Question 1

How do you access the MFD soft keyboard?

Answer 1

In the case of a total or partial loss of the KBD, the flight crew can use a soft keyboard as a backup.
When the KCCU keyboard is inoperative:
To edit an entry field, the flight crew clicks on the entry field in order to display the soft keyboard.
To manually enter data in a list, the flight crew performs the following sequence:
Select the list. Press one time the KBD key to display the soft keyboard.

Question 2

When is the Video SD automatically displayed?

Answer 2

The VIDEO SD page automatically displays the video image of the cockpit door entry area, if:
The emergency cockpit access is requested, or
In flight, the routine cockpit access is requested, and the ECAM displays the CRUISE page.
If the VIDEO SD page is not automatically displayed, the flight crew can press the VIDEO pb on the ECP.

Question 3

How to select ETACS

Answer 3

The flight crew can manually display the ETACS camera view:
On the PFD, via the TAXI pb on the EFIS CP.
On the VIDEO SD page, via dedicated controls on the ECP

Question 4

When is AVAIL shown on Display Cycle pb?

Answer 4

Due to a change in the standard display configuration, the flight crew can change the display of one of the onside DU.

Question 5

OIS Offside is selected by Captain.

Answer 5

The OIS VIEW OFFSIDE pb enables the CAPT or the F/O to see, on the onside OIS, what is displayed on the offside OIS

Question 6

When FO OIS ON CENTER is pressed what moves where?

Answer 6

When F/O presses on the F/O OIS ON CENTER pb, the F/O’s OIS displays on the center lower DU.
The F/O MFD is automatically transferred to the F/O outer DU. This outer DU also displays a second MFD which can only provide FMS functions.

Question 7

If the center upper ECAM fails?

Answer 7

If the center upper DU fails, the CDS automatically displays the ECAM on the center lower DU.

Question 8

If Capt or FO inner DU fails

Answer 8

If the CAPT(F/O) inner DU fails, the CDS automatically displays the EFIS on the CAPT(F/O) outer DU.

Question 9

Green BAR on PFD?

Answer 9

When the FDs are engaged the yaw bar is displayed during takeoff or landing roll. The yaw bar only appears in RWY and ROLL OUT.

Question 10

DECEL on the PFD below the speed scale. What does it mean?

Answer 10

The autobrake is active, and the aircraft decelerates.

Appears below the speed scale, when the aircraft deceleration rate reaches at least 80 % of the selected deceleration.

Question 11

Pic of PFD V/S scale with verti speed shown with amber box around it?
What does this mean?

Answer 11

The vertical speed is based on ADRs data only, and no longer combined with IRs data, or
There is a time lag between the vertical speed that appears on the PFD, and the actual vertical speed of the aircraft.

Question 12

Which modes allow Interactive ND?

Answer 12

The interactive functions of the ND are only available in ARC, PLAN, or ROSE-NAV mode.

Question 13

Weather is displayed in ND & VD when in which modes?

Answer 13

The weather display on the ND is available in ARC mode and in all ROSE modes.

Question 14

Difference between primary and secondary failure on ECAM

Answer 14

Primary BOXED, Secondary ASTERISKED

Question 15

To display Normal Checklist?

Answer 15

The flight crew can access the CHECKLIST MENU page, via:

• The C/L MENU key on the keyboard of the KCCU
• The selection of the C/L MENU in the MFD system menu
• The C/L MENU button on a CHECKLIST page.

Question 16

When is SD page system boxed blue?

Answer 16

The title of a SD page appears as follows:

In a blue box, when the flight crew manually displays the SD page

Question 17

How do you recall deferred items

Answer 17

When DEFRD pb pressed, the DEFERRED PROCEDURES page disappears from the WD

Question 18

What does Magenta Take-off inhibit mean?

Answer 18

The ECAM inhibits the alerts that are not necessary, in order to enable the flight crew to focus on and perform their takeoff tasks

Question 19

How can you access the notepad

Answer 19

To open the NOTE PAD, the flight crew has to:

• Press the [NOTEPAD] key on the KCCU, or
• Click on the NOTE PAD area, or
• Press the [ENT] key when the cursor is over the NOTE PAD area.

Question 20

ALERT INDICATION

The alerts indications are presented to the flight crew as follows:

Answer 20

Initial indication (visual or aural) via the MASTER CAUTION or MASTER WARNING

The Warning Display (WD) displays the title of the alert related to the failure

The System Display (SD) automatically displays the affected system

On the overhead panel, the pushbutton/pushbutton-switch light of the affected system comes on in amber or red.

The flight crew is responsible to take any appropriate or required action to ensure a safe operation of the aircraft, even in the absence of alert(s) and shall take into account the entire operational environment.

Question 21

Each pushbutton/pushbutton switch has one or two lights:

The upper one is dedicated to alert or system status (e.g. FAULT light, OPEN light).

If no alert or system status is required, two grey dots replace the light

The lower one corresponds:

On pushbutton switch, to the control selection of the system (e.g. ON, OFF, OVRD), or

On pushbutton, to the system status (e.g. ENG ANTI ICE).

If no control system selection is required, two grey dots replace the light.

The general operational rule is: Light out philosophy: The systems are

Answer 21

ready and fit to fly.

Question 22

PUSHBUTTON/PUSHBUTTON SWITCH LIGHT
The information provided on the pushbutton/pushbutton switch is also color coded to indicate the status of the system:

Amber: Indicates that a system is failed

Red: Indicates a failure that may require an immediate corrective action

Green: Indicates that a system operates normally

Blue: Indicates the normal operation of a temporarily selected system

White: Indicates the abnormal position of a pushbutton switch or maintenance/test result indication

Blank:

Answer 22

The system is fit to fly.